Tooth paste tube holder



July 7, 1931. 1 -H. LODGE TOOTH PASTE TUBE HOLDER Filed July 2.5. 1929 me/nin 11521155 H. Lad .s1l wm operating .l Fig.;y is a y proved holder or tubes o`f dental and toiletv w paste and `the like which consists of a housing f meme my 1.1931

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My invention relates to improvements in vholders for colla sible metal tubesthat `are generally utilize as containers for toilet creams 'dental e, .shaving cream and the l like; the princlpal object of my invention being to rovide avery simple and convenient hol er` or container for a collapsible tube, which will be held in place without auxiliary holding' means; the tube being held in le osition and prevented from sliding or moving out of the holder by means of comparatively sharp impingin walls which closely t or surround the nocil of the tube when in an invertedposition, said tube being held in 115 position at' its upper or inverted end by means of a slotted tube or rod which engages a flange upon said inverted end of the tube which upon turning said rod or tube b means of a winged nut or extended end, win

'l 20 up the paste container on said slotted red and forces the paste or cream out at an opening in the end ofthe invertedftube.

By this simple construction and'arrangement, no auxiliar means is necessary to hold the discharge en of the paste or cream container in osition; the frame work or body' of the hol er being made from a single ieee of metal open at its sides and back and nt to form a front wall and a top and bottom 30 provided with means for attaching it to-a wall or other structure. l

' In the accompanying drawings: Y

Fig. 1 isa perspective view o a holder for tooth paste, ace cream,

invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of ig. 3 is a sectional view)- on line 3--3 of 4Fi .2. f y' F ig. 4 is alsectional view on line 4 4" ig. isa rspective view of the s1 tted rodxfor v an o rating handle or nut.

rspective view of .my irn-4 aving a front a, a tcp portion b, and\ a Y edge g-g.

'simplifies the operation ofthe device.

shaving cream and the like, constructed in accordance with my f on said rod, andby turning the winged nut or handle l, the tube vwill be wound upon the said rod `,when it is desired to force paste or -cream out' of the container, The bottom or to form yan attaching iianged, and maythen Y"be turned outwardly at 'n and then upwardly Y at its-forward end, as at-o, whichlatter por-` tionA is provided with a slot into which the brushfjendg of atothbru y is inserted, as

' receiving thelower flatv u portion of the container, and providedwith bottom portion c, said topand bottom' .por-

tions being provided with attaching flan s 1 d, forv attachin the holder to a wall or ot er sup ort. The ront face or wall a, is provided wit an elongated slot e, which extends subj stantially the entirelength of theholder. The bottomplate c,"of the holder, is formed with a slot f. The' edges of the said bottom plate formin said slot are made/with a knifehis is a very limportant feature of my invention,.a.s b making the slot f of such a-width that t e neck h of the paste container will iit snuglyin said slot and the knife-edges gf--g will inge' against the neck it of the container, sai container will be held vertically and prevented from Swingin outwardlor having any movement at all an this too without any auxilia means, such as a pawl, a spring or other bin ing means. My construction, providing as it does two impin g knife-edges, formed on the frame itsel and constituting a part of Y the frame, reduces the cost of production and The letter a inthe drawings representsl a rod which is providedwith a slot y for recei-ving the lower attened end l: of the container and is also provided at'one end-with a suitable wingednut or vhandle l and on its other end with a removable nut or end m. By this construction and arrangement, the attened lower end of the container k may be inserted in the slot j of the rod 'i and bent over basec of the frame is eitended downwardlyl shown-in. Fig. 3 beneath the dischargeend 95 of the container.; This construction not only rovides a means for supporti the toothrushlwhen it is desired to disc arge acertain amount of paste orA cream upon the bristles of the brush, but also for-maa perv"100 manent support for the brush'when not in l use. c The objection to some of the tooth paste and A toilet cream holders which have been heretol y fore devised, has been that they are more or i less complicated, or have too many moving parts, or are toolexpensive to be sold atta small price, which will induce the public generally to'purchasethe same and install m them in a bathroom or other suitable place as a part of their toilet equipment. In my construction and arrangement, the onl part separate from the holder is the rod or receiving the liattened end of the container and winding up the same; the mouth end of the container being held against swinging outward by means of the comparatively `sharp impinging edges forming the engaging slot for Vthe neck of the contalner.

2o The receptacle or chamber formed below the discharge end of the container, in addi# tion to holding the bristle end of the toothbrush, also prevents tooth paste or toilet cream from dropping on the floor or on -the clothes of the user of the device, and also enables a person who'might be so unfortunate as to have only one hand, to operate the device in discharging tooth paste on the bristles of the brush which is held in place without any manual means, as the rod or tube is revolved to discharge the .paste or cream ,on the brush. -v l It will be observed that the holder vhas no sides or back walls and only a front wall,

: which simplifies and cheapens the cost of construction; also that the paste or cream container is held in position at its inverted upper end, simply by the revolving rod or Y key and that no backwall isl necessary to o supportand guide said windingmeans.

' Having now described my invention, what I claim is new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A holder for collapsible tube containers i '45 consistingof a strip of sheet metal bent into substantially U shape having the legs bent outwardly into a plane spaced from and parallel with the part connecting the legs and the end of one Ileg bent back parallel with 5 but spaced from the main part of said leg t and its end bent up to lie substantially in the plane of the part ofthe strip connecting. the Y legs, said part connectin the legs, havln a longitudinal slot cut t erefrom, said. eg

i u whose end is'bent backwardly having a slot detent cut therefrom, and said upturned ipart of that leg,having a slot detent cut in Irom its end edge and a slotted key member slidable in the slot in the part connecting the legs as specified.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature. t JAMES H. LODGE. 

